Meanwhile reveals five strange news items hidden from the headlines

Nancy Oakley, a city commissioner in Madeira Beach, Florida, has resigned over groping and face-licking allegations with a former city manager. She was fined $5,000 by the state ethics commission, who said she had exhibited inappropriate behaviour, while licking the face of Shane Crawford who was the city’s manager at the time, during a fishing tournament in 2012. Commissioner John Douthirt said he is angry that his city has become a national joke over the incident.

Giving medicine to young children is a tricky thing, especially when getting the dosage right. Some say labelling is at fault as it reflects both teaspoons and millilitres. However, NPR reports that 1 in 5 parents are giving their children their medicine using household teaspoons. This is not the way to do it. This is worrying as the side effects from too much medicine can create symptoms similar to that of the illness itself. Rather use a proper medicine measuring spoon instead.